Coronavirus testing: Simple test gives results in 90 minutes
A rapid test can accurately diagnose a coronavirus infection within 90 minutes without needing a specialist laboratory, say scientists. TheContinue Reading
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Oxford to Resume Trial of AstraZeneca Vaccine
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc have restarted a U.K. trial of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine after the study was haltedContinue Reading
UK supermarket Morrisons hires 6,000 staff to meet online demand
British supermarket Morrisons on Thursday said it was hiring about 6,000 new permanent staff to help meet booming online demandContinue Reading
Coronavirus: Fears over COVID-19 spread in universities as students set to make ‘UK’s biggest annual migration’
Universities could become the “care homes of the second wave of COVID-19”, a higher education union has warned. In anContinue Reading
Covid-19: UK economy plunges into deepest recession since records began
Britain has entered the deepest recession since records began as official figures on Wednesday showed the economy shrank by moreContinue Reading
British Airways to retire entire 747 fleet after pandemic travel slump
London (AFP) – UK flag carrier British Airways is retiring its entire Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet” fleet, it said Friday,Continue Reading
UK reimposes lockdown on virus-hit city of Leicester
London (AFP) – The British government on Monday ordered schools and non-essential shops in the central English city of LeicesterContinue Reading
England’s shops back in business as lockdown eased
LONDON (Reuters) – After 83 days of coronavirus lockdown, non-essential stores in England reopen their doors on Monday, hoping toContinue Reading
UK junior minister resigns over PM adviser’s lockdown drive
LONDON (Reuters) – Douglas Ross, a junior minister in the Scotland Office, resigned on Tuesday, saying the prime minister’s seniorContinue Reading
UK leader Johnson stands by aide over 250-mile lockdown trip
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday he wouldn’t fire his chief aide for allegedly violating the nationalContinue Reading
